3 The ant and the dove

Chapter 3 The ant and the dove On his way home, an ant saw a sparkling fountain. He crawled onto its wall to take a closer look.

第三章蚂蚁和鸽子在回家的路上，一只蚂蚁看到一个闪闪发光的喷泉。 他爬到墙上仔细看了看。

The next thing he knew, he had slipped into the water. He gurgled and panicked and waved his legs in the air. Help! I can't swim.

接下来他所知道的是，他已经滑进了水里。 他咯咯地笑着，惊慌失措地在空中挥舞着双腿。 的帮助!我不会游泳。

Luckily, just at that moment, a friendly dove flew by. She saw that the tiny ant was drowning and quickly flew to a nearby tree.

幸运的是，就在那一刻，一只友好的鸽子飞过。 她看到小蚂蚁快要淹死了，赶紧飞到附近的一棵树上。

She pulled off a leaf and let it glide down to the ant. "Here you are," she cooed, and flew away.

她扯下一片叶子，让它滑到蚂蚁身上。 “给你，”她低声说，然后飞走了。

The ant struggled onto the leaf. He breathed a sigh of relief as he floated to safety. Whew!

蚂蚁挣扎着爬上树叶。 当他漂到安全地带时，他松了一口气。 唷!

The following day, he saw his rescuer in a field. The dove was out looking for worms... and she wasn't alone. The ant knew the dove was in trouble, but what could he do?

第二天，他在田野里看到了他的救命恩人。 鸽子出去找虫子了。 她并不孤单。蚂蚁知道鸽子有麻烦了，但他能做什么呢？